State Court of Appeals / Ill. App. Ct.

People v. Overton

Decided August 28, 1974. William Guild wrote the opinion for the court.

316 N.E.2d 201 · Cited 51 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Giacopelli v. Florence Crittenton Home · 158 N.E.2d 613
People v. Warr · 298 N.E.2d 164
People v. Hoerner · 287 N.E.2d 510
People Ex Rel. Bukovich v. Bukovich · 233 N.E.2d 382
In Re Interest of Moriarity · 302 N.E.2d 491
People v. Owens · 51 Ill. 2d 583

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